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Jessica Verrilli

Investor

Managing Director at Adverb Ventures Β· General Partner at GV (Google Ventures)

San Francisco, California

Writes $100K – $5M checks Β· typically $1.5M

About

Jessica Verrilli began her career at Twitter, which she joined in 2009 as an early employee and where she rose to VP of Corporate Development & Strategy, overseeing 30 acquisitions including Vine and Periscope over roughly 8.5 years. She co-founded the investment collective #ANGELS and has invested personally in more than 30 companies, and she most recently served as a General Partner at Google Ventures. She studied Human Biology at Stanford University, where she was a Mayfield Fellow.

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Jessica Verrilli @jess

As always, @meetgranola has built a simple, useful, and intuitive product just right for the task at hand. High five @cjpedregal. https://t.co/oSnfi7RzOg

Jul 28, 2026 Β· β™₯ 13

Jessica Verrilli @jess

Cape Verde game was the best soccer I’ve ever seen in my life. Unbelievable heart on the field.

Jul 4, 2026 Β· β™₯ 76 Β· ⇄ 2

Jessica Verrilli @jess

The ambition (and execution) of this era of startups is insane. An age of medical miracles is underway. https://t.co/i2JertoxSJ

Jun 18, 2026 Β· β™₯ 8 Β· ⇄ 1

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningBiotechConsumerEnterprise SoftwareHealthtech

Experience

  1. Adverb VenturesManaging Director & Co-Foundercurrent2023 β€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. #ANGELS (Hashtag ANGELS)Founding Partnercurrent2015 β€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  3. GVGeneral Partner2018 β€” 2023
  4. TwitterVP of Corporate Development and Strategy2009 β€” 2017San Francisco
  5. GVInvestment Partner2015
  6. VenrockInvestment Associate2008 β€” 2009
  7. Veracyte, Inc.Consultant2007 β€” 2008
  8. Mayfield Fellows ProgramMayfield Fellow2007

Education

  1. Stanford UniversityB.A., Human Biology2003 β€” 2007
  2. Seattle Preparatory School1999 β€” 2003

Skills & more

Strategy12Venture Capital15Corporate Development9Business Development9Start-ups24Strategic Partnerships5Cross-functional Team Leadership3Due Diligence2Business Planning2Entrepreneurship4Investments3Mergers & Acquisitions3

From Jessica's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Stanford University1,726

Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital

+ 1,720 more

Shared employers

Also worked at GV57

Shaun MaguirePartner at Sequoia CapitalWesley ChanInvestor at Felicis VenturesAnika GuptaInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Anthony PhilippakisInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Ben RobbinsInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Brendan Bulik-SullivanInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)

+ 51 more

Also worked at Twitter112

Peter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmMischa VaughnHead of Content at Felicis VenturesKevin ThauInvestor at Spark CapitalBijan SabetPersonal journalMike MontanoInvestor at True Ventures

+ 106 more

Also worked at Venrock75

Yonatan SelaPartner at Square Peg CapitalMark BaileyFounder and Partner Emeritus at DFJPriya BanerjeeSenior Principal at B4 CapitalRyan GilbertFounder and Managing Partner at Launchpad CapitalSean O'MalleyPartner at Launchpad CapitalArif FarooquiVice President, Finance at Cota Capital

+ 69 more

Also worked at Veracyte, Inc.1

John CrandonGeneral Counsel at Thundermark Capital

Investments

Led

DigitsHomeboundInstawork

Investor

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Colleagues at Adverb Ventures

April Underwood
Managing Director at Adverb Ventures
Gary Pesola
Investor at Adverb Ventures
Jackie Dao
Chief Financial Officer at Adverb Ventures
Jana Messerschmidt
Investing Advisor at Adverb Ventures
Kelly Watkins
Executive Advisor at Adverb Ventures
Liza Gurtin
Investor at Adverb Ventures
Rebecca Miller
Community and Events Advisor at Adverb Ventures

Network2

Art BerlinerScout
Senior Advisor at Kapor Capital
Ben LererScout
Managing Partner at Lerer Hippeau

Investors connected to Jessica in public investor directories β€” a warm-intro map.